26 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



forage crops and grasses in the Alp^. These seeds were imported for breeding pur- 

 ])oses, especially at the Cornell Experiment Station at Itliaca, N. Y. 



10547. Phleum medium. 10549. Phleum michellii. 



10548. Phleum alpinum. 10550. Phleum pratexse. 



10551. (Undetermined.) 



From Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. Presented by Mr. Federico C'hisolm. 

 Received March 26, 1904. 



Seeds of a " bliie-flowered perennial 12 to 18 inches high. Flower.-! l\ inches in 

 diameter with yellow center. Ought to be used for bedding." (Chisolm.) 



10552. Tkitioum vulgare. Wheat. 



From Sitka, Alaska. Grown at the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station by 

 Prof. G. G. Georgeson, from S. P. I. No. 1341 (?). Presented to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture (pro))ably in 1900) by Professor Georgeson. 



10553 to 10556. Cucumts melo. Muskmelon. 



From Khojend, Russian Central Asia. Presented by ]Mr. E. Valneff to ^Nlr. 

 E.- A. Bcssey. Received March 28, 1904. 



10553. Al: Kulriuk. 10555. Parsildak. 



10554. BusrakU. 10556. Sarmizik. 



10557. Blighia sapida. Akee. 



From Hog Island, near Nassau, West Indies. Presented by Mrs. Ralph John- 

 son. Received March 25, 1904. 



"The fruit of the akee, especially tlie arillus lying immediately below the seeds, is 

 reported to l)e a delicious vegetal)re and to resemble in taste l)its of sweetbread v.hen 

 cooked with meats or omelets. Worthy of attention in the Subtropical Gardens in 

 Florida and a possibility as a culture in Porto Rico." {Fairchild.) 



10558 to 10562. Amygdalus communis. Almond. 



Receive.1 thru Mr. J. W. Kerr, of Denton, Md., April 7, 1904 



10558. Castillet. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7133 (745). 



10559. Fabrka. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7135 (748). 



10560. Jordan. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7398 or No. 7401 (765 and 771). 



10561. Mollnr. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7061 (740). 



10562. Planeta. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 7062 or No. 7134 (741 and 746). 



10563. Trifolium pratense. ' Red clover. 



From St. Petersburg, Russia. Secured by Mr. E. A. Bessey from Mr. G. Frick. 

 Received April 11, 1904. 

 "Seed from Rjeschiza, Vitebsk government, in northwestern Russia. Should 

 prove hardy." {Bessey.) 



10564. Trifolium pratense. Red clover. 



From St. Petersburg, Russia. Secured by Mr. E. A. Bessey from Mr. G. Frick. 

 Received April 11, 1904. 

 " Seed from Ekaterinburg, in Siberia. Climate very cold in winter." {Bessey.) 



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